撞
zhuàng
HSK 4
#1,538 most
frequent character
to hit, to strike, to meet by accident
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
撞 has 扌 a hand as the meaning part, while 童 tóng gives the sound, though the link is not obvious now. It first meant to strike or hit something. The sense grew to collide, to meet by chance, and to crash into.
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Example Sentences
我昨天不小心撞到了他。
wǒ zuótiān bùxiǎoxīn zhuàngdào le tā 。
I accidentally bumped into him yesterday.
小车撞上了大树。
xiǎochē zhuàngshàng le dà shù 。
The small car ran into the big tree.
他们在街上撞见了老朋友。
tāmen zài jiēshàng zhuàngjiàn le lǎopéngyǒu 。
They ran into an old friend on the street.
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